Featuring
music
from the 20s through
the 60s, with a few
surprises, with your
host Paul.
The Oldies
Lighthouse is alive
and well and more
popular than ever.
It encompasses
styles as diverse as
the big band sounds,
swing, doo-wop,
rockabilly, R&B,
and most rock and
roll genres, with a
generous sprinkling
of blues and
country. The Oldies
Lighthouse is dedicated to
those who can appreciate the
upbeat tunes that will move
your feet, harmonies that
will lift your spirit and
sweet lyrics to remind you
of the simple, carefree
life, the love and memories
of the past, and present
days, romantic moonlight
nights and dancing the night
away. Take a walk down
memory lane, dream on and
have fun... Happy
listening...

Oldies
tunes are typically from big bands, swing
R&B, pop and rock music genres. Country,
jazz, classical music, and other formats are
also considered oldies music, although some of
those genres have their own oldies format (for
instance, classic country), and a number of
songs "crossed over" from country to Top 40.
Occasionally the term is used to describe the
rare station that includes 1920s through the
50s music as well, although music from before
1955 (coinciding with the "birth of
rock'n'roll") is typically the domain of the
adult standards format. However, the term
constitutes ambiguity for people who like old
dancing music. This format is sometimes called
Golden Oldies (after another album series of
the same name, which was sold through bulk TV
commercials), though this term usually refers
to music exclusively from the 1950s and 1960s.
Oldies radio typically features artists such
as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, The Beatles,
The Beach Boys, The Supremes, The Four
Seasons, and Sam Cooke; as well as such
musical movements and genres as big bands,
swing, doo-wop, rockabilly, rock and roll,
Motown, British Invasion, early girl groups,
surf music, teen idol singers, and bubblegum
pop. Most traditional oldies stations limit
their on-air playlists to no more than 300
songs, on the philosophy that average
listeners will stay tuned provided they are
familiar with the hits being played. The
drawback to this concept is the endless
repetition of the station's program library.
Oldies has some overlap with the classic rock
format, which concentrates on the rock music
of the late-'60s and '70s and also plays newer
material made in the same style as the older
songs.

The
1950s was the decade that gave birth
to rock and roll. The radical changes
that took place in pop music during
this era can be heard in the assorted
mix of top pop hits of the day. The
tumultuous 1960s was the era of the
Beatles, the British Invasion, Motown,
girl groups, surf rock, dance crazes,
and the beginning of hard rock. The
many changes that took place are well
represented by the top charting songs
of that decade. The 1970s are best
remembered as the decade that gave
birth to disco. Singer-songwriters,
soft rock, mellow pop, nostalgia, and
glam rock - plus a healthy dose of
songs with a more salacious feel -
also helped to define the music of
this era. Oldies music will continue
to flourish as new generations
discover older tunes from when their
parents and/or grandparents came of
age. With the growth of technology,
the kids of today are able to find and
download older hits and classics to
their phones or mp3 players, ensuring
that the oldies will always be
goodies.